City of Plauen
Welcome to the lace town of Plauen - in the heart of the Vogtland region.
The charming 900-year-old town on the White Elster, surrounded by the lush greenery of the Vogtland hills, impresses with its historic old town, museums, cultural highlights and magnificent Art Nouveau buildings.
Plauen is best known for Plauen lace, which had its heyday at the beginning of the 20th century and still adorns fashion collections, accessories and home textiles today. You can experience at first hand how traditional work was once carried out on large embroidery machines in the faithfully reproduced Plauener Spitze show embroidery museum factory. Here, delicate threads grow millimetre by millimetre into works of art made of tulle and lace to the rhythm of the embroidery machines.
In the idyllic Elsteraue, the most dreamy corner of the old town, you will find the medieval weavers' houses and their enchanted gardens on the Mühlgraben. Felting, sewing, pottery and wood-turning are carried out in the craftsmen's yards and workshops.
Not far from the creative quarter is the reeves' cultural trail. Here you can follow in the footsteps of the former servants of the German Emperor, who founded the Vogtland region over 900 years ago. The former castle offers a beautiful view of the old town ensemble.
The Vogtland Museum and the neighboring Erich Ohser House invite you to enjoy a variety of museum visits. Who doesn't know the funny picture stories of the moustachioed father with his mischievous son.
Plan a stop at one of the cozy old town restaurants and try the Vogtland cuisine. Plauen is delicious!
As a family-friendly city, Plauen also offers a wonderful opportunity to spend a varied and natural city vacation in the heart of the Vogtland
The charming 900-year-old town on the White Elster, surrounded by the lush greenery of the Vogtland hills, impresses with its historic old town, museums, cultural highlights and magnificent Art Nouveau buildings.
Plauen is best known for Plauen lace, which had its heyday at the beginning of the 20th century and still adorns fashion collections, accessories and home textiles today. You can experience at first hand how traditional work was once carried out on large embroidery machines in the faithfully reproduced Plauener Spitze show embroidery museum factory. Here, delicate threads grow millimetre by millimetre into works of art made of tulle and lace to the rhythm of the embroidery machines.
In the idyllic Elsteraue, the most dreamy corner of the old town, you will find the medieval weavers' houses and their enchanted gardens on the Mühlgraben. Felting, sewing, pottery and wood-turning are carried out in the craftsmen's yards and workshops.
Not far from the creative quarter is the reeves' cultural trail. Here you can follow in the footsteps of the former servants of the German Emperor, who founded the Vogtland region over 900 years ago. The former castle offers a beautiful view of the old town ensemble.
The Vogtland Museum and the neighboring Erich Ohser House invite you to enjoy a variety of museum visits. Who doesn't know the funny picture stories of the moustachioed father with his mischievous son.
Plan a stop at one of the cozy old town restaurants and try the Vogtland cuisine. Plauen is delicious!
As a family-friendly city, Plauen also offers a wonderful opportunity to spend a varied and natural city vacation in the heart of the Vogtland
Good to know
Accessibility
- Saxony Barrier-FreeNotes on accessibility / deviations from the pictograms:
- Stepless entrance to the tourist information
- Toilet for wheelchair users depending on the opening hours in the Town Hall: Access via lift: Door: 90 cm, space of 92x200 cm for turning a wheelchair, controls inside at 130 cm height
- Additional toilet with EURO key in the atrium
Parkingindicated disabled parking space available
Entrance to the facility / paths within the facilityDoor width min. 90 cm
Stepless access (max. 3 cm) or ramp
LiftDoor width min. 80 cm
Stepless access (max. 3 cm) or ramp
Floor area of lift min. 90x120 cm
Accessible toiletDoor width min. 90 cm
Stepless access (max. 3 cm) or ramp
Movement area in front of toilet bowl min. 150x150 cm
Area left or right of the toilet bowl min. 90 cm
Hinged hand rails at the side of the toilet bowl provided
Family vacation
- Plauen is certified as a family-friendly town.
Special features:- Herrmann falconry and nature experience center
- Syratal leisure facility
- Pfaffengut Plauen - Vogtland Environment and Nature Conservation Center
- Experience trail Wildkatzensprung
- Wild animal trail and educational forest trail at Essigsteig
- Happy Kids Indoor Playground Plauen and numerous playgrounds
- Skate park "area 241"
- Boulder hall Plauen
- State-recognized recreation area Jößnitz
- Three barbecue areas in beautiful natural surroundings
- Elster cycle path and hiking trails in and around Plauen
- Weberhäuser with show workshops and Handwerkerhof
- Erich-Ohser-Haus with Galerie e.o. plauen - Erich Ohser Art Museum
- Fabrik der Fäden
- Schaustickerei Plauener Spitze
- Stadtbad with sauna and two outdoor pools
- thematic city tours
Author
Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH
Bautzner Straße 45/4701099 DresdenOrganization
Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH